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it's that the government and the forces of mohammed morsi are just better at getting people to the polls to vote for it. >> precisely and that's why this kind of super presidency is so dangerous. it's not like he's getting 80% of the vote. in the last election, he won just 24% of the vote. then they had a run off, then he got 51% o f the vote. egypt is a divided country. the question is, can the liberals, democrats and the good guys organize themselves to fight this stuff. exactly. >> form a party, so to speak. >> rather than four. and you know what? this is going to be their drama and they've got to make it work. >> and the drama today with this move seems rather frightening for people who watched what happened in tahrir square. we all watched as camels and horses came in and attacking people and beating them. what do we know about the kind of martial law that the president decided needs to be instill? >> he claims it's temporary. it's bet erat than ruling by constitutional decree. the constitution everyone wants to put in place would not allow him to do this kind of thing. let's hope i
it's that the government and the forces of mohammed morsi are just better at getting people to the polls to vote for it. >> precisely and that's why this kind of super presidency is so dangerous. it's not like he's getting 80% of the vote. in the last election, he won just 24% of the vote. then they had a run off, then he got 51% o f the vote. egypt is a divided country. the question is, can the liberals, democrats and the good guys organize themselves to fight this stuff. exactly....
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morsi has deployed the army to maintain order and has given them sweeping powers to arrest civilians in the streets. reza sayah is in cairo outside of the presidential palace. give me an update on how things are today and if anything is changing or if it's getting any worse. >> reporter: well, for now, ashleigh, we're happy to report that things are peaceful and calm, but we're going to keep a close eye on the comes hours, because there's certainly there's the possibility of things getting ugly and more violence. that's because both sides in this conflict have once again called for mass demonstrations. the opposition factions, the critics to the president, have called for marches that have started and they're going to culminate and end up where we are at the presidential palace in the coming hours. and about 15 minutes away from here, that's where you have the pro-morsi, the muslim brotherhood, supporters of the president. they've call ed for their own mass demonstrations. many people relieved these demonstrations are taking place in separate hours. because we all know what happened
morsi has deployed the army to maintain order and has given them sweeping powers to arrest civilians in the streets. reza sayah is in cairo outside of the presidential palace. give me an update on how things are today and if anything is changing or if it's getting any worse. >> reporter: well, for now, ashleigh, we're happy to report that things are peaceful and calm, but we're going to keep a close eye on the comes hours, because there's certainly there's the possibility of things...
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she just wrapped up a people with mohammed morsi. the president's office told us they met for a good one hour and a half. that's a pretty lengthy meeting when it comes to diplomatic meetings. it tells you thirp discussing a very important matter. usually in these flint when the palestinians and israelis start fighting, washington wants to be viewed as playing a key role, but in this particular clash egypt haus come to the forefront. they obviously have strong ties with hamas. they have come out and specifically said they want to maintain their peace treaty. even with the optimism in yesterday, we haven't seen a cease-fire, but the diplomatic efforts continue with cairo and washington apparently banning toes. >> reza sayah, thank you and if they begin speaking, we'll bring you the comments live. >>> controversilia -- one big problem with that, there may be not enough doctors. i love the holidays. and with my bankamericard cash rewards credit card, i love 'em even me. i earn 1% cash back everywhere, every tim 2% on groceries. 3% on gas
she just wrapped up a people with mohammed morsi. the president's office told us they met for a good one hour and a half. that's a pretty lengthy meeting when it comes to diplomatic meetings. it tells you thirp discussing a very important matter. usually in these flint when the palestinians and israelis start fighting, washington wants to be viewed as playing a key role, but in this particular clash egypt haus come to the forefront. they obviously have strong ties with hamas. they have come out...
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here is what mohamed morsi had to say earlier today. he said, quote, the travesty of the israeli aggression on gaza will end in a few hours. still, we hear there's word of a cease-fire. wolf blitzer was seeking shelter from gaza's rocket fire earlier this morning. we just lost wolf. he was seeking shelter with a family in the southern area of israel about 30 miles from the gaza border. when wolf was inside that house, a shell landed on a house very nearby. as you might imagine, everybody panicked. wolf is okay. when we get wolf back on the phone, we'll bring his story to you live. >>> police say a man attacked a security guard at the u.s. embassy in tel aviv. the guard was only slightly injured. according to the witnesses, the attacker was wielding an ax and he also had a knife. >>> four los angeles area men have been charged in a plot to kill or capture american soldiers and to bomb public places. federal officials say the men were planning on going to afghanistan to train with al qaeda. one of the men was already there. two of them ar
here is what mohamed morsi had to say earlier today. he said, quote, the travesty of the israeli aggression on gaza will end in a few hours. still, we hear there's word of a cease-fire. wolf blitzer was seeking shelter from gaza's rocket fire earlier this morning. we just lost wolf. he was seeking shelter with a family in the southern area of israel about 30 miles from the gaza border. when wolf was inside that house, a shell landed on a house very nearby. as you might imagine, everybody...
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morsi. does it seem that most people understand that and does it make a difference at all? >> reporter: no. they reject that position by mr. morsi, and that explains the outrage. dramatic scenes in tahrirr square, including alexandria and port sayid. these are reminiscent of what we saw last year. it was then aimed at then president hosni mubarak. today the fury is aimed at mr. morsy. >> they were throwing rocks and monthly taf cocktails. the security forces shooting tear gases in the air. very similar scenes to last year. a similar slogan as well, fred. last year we heard the protests, the slogan, leave, leave, leave. we're hearing it again today. people saying they're not going to leave tahrir square until the regime is toppled. >> what, if anything, is president morsi's office saying? >> he has tried to calm the situation down. a kmpl hours ago he made a speech to a gathering of his supporters saying he is a protector of the revolution. he is one of the people. >> then mohammed elbaradei
morsi. does it seem that most people understand that and does it make a difference at all? >> reporter: no. they reject that position by mr. morsi, and that explains the outrage. dramatic scenes in tahrirr square, including alexandria and port sayid. these are reminiscent of what we saw last year. it was then aimed at then president hosni mubarak. today the fury is aimed at mr. morsy. >> they were throwing rocks and monthly taf cocktails. the security forces shooting tear gases in...
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protesters are outraged at egyptian president mohamed morsi's power grab. thousands have gathered calling it the birth of a new pharaoh. attacking the headquarters of morsi's political party in alexandria and set it on fire according to egyptian tv. reza sayah joins us on the phone from tarir square. set the scene for us. reza, are you there? >> reporter: hello? >> reza, can you hear me? >> reporter: carol, i apologize. it is very loud here. i'm going to have a terribly difficult time hearing you. we are at tahrir square where thousands of people have come to protest against egyptian president mohamed morsi and there appears to be clashes between security forces and protest protesters in tahrir square. we just saw hundreds of people run i running away from security forces. we can report that tear gas has been shot in the air, we're assuming by security forces. it's remarkable here, carol, we're hear iing what we heard t years ago during revolution that toppled president mubarak, that people want to topple the regime. you're hearing it again, the anger and f
protesters are outraged at egyptian president mohamed morsi's power grab. thousands have gathered calling it the birth of a new pharaoh. attacking the headquarters of morsi's political party in alexandria and set it on fire according to egyptian tv. reza sayah joins us on the phone from tarir square. set the scene for us. reza, are you there? >> reporter: hello? >> reza, can you hear me? >> reporter: carol, i apologize. it is very loud here. i'm going to have a terribly...
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the brotherhood of the islamic brotherho brotherhood mohamed morsi as well as general shafiq who claims he has won. >> and we are told that the elections could be postponed, because both sides are alleging fraud in the election. what is interesting is that the state media, as well as today an association of judges that observed the election, they have all projected the muslim brotherhood candidate mohamed morsi as the winner in the election with the same numbers that his campaign has projected, a 52% of the vote. of course, that is disputed by the mother candidate ahmed shafik. it is interesting to note that a spokesman for the brotherhood mahmoud h galgalan has issued a warning that if general shafiq win, we will take to the threats. it is hard to know if it is a bluff or serious threat. >> sounds like things can get ugly again. and does it really matter who win wins this election considering that the military has most of the power? >> i think that those people who were opposed to morsi, the muslim brotherhood candidate, those egyptians who tell me that they are afraid he will turn it
the brotherhood of the islamic brotherho brotherhood mohamed morsi as well as general shafiq who claims he has won. >> and we are told that the elections could be postponed, because both sides are alleging fraud in the election. what is interesting is that the state media, as well as today an association of judges that observed the election, they have all projected the muslim brotherhood candidate mohamed morsi as the winner in the election with the same numbers that his campaign has...
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morsi rescinds his decrees. a few hours ago we spoke to one of his top advisers and we asked him, is that a possibility? >> what kind of concessions are you willing to make. >> this decision is up to the president, not for us. >> is it possible -- is it possible he will rescind his decrees. >> dialogue with our -- >> are you prepared to consider rescinding, adjusting some of these decrees? >> decree is up to the president. we are accepting it. we may have some reservations. but as a whole we must take a step to -- forward, not to backward. >> reporter: that was one of the top advisers for mr. morsi. it was tough to get a read on his position. he seemed to say if there is dialogue, we'll consider, consider some concessions. of course, the leaders of the opposition faction saying we're not talking until he reverses his decrees, carol. >> reza sayah reporting live from cairo, egypt, this morning. as you know egypt has been a key player in brokering the cease-fire between israel and hamas. today in cairo, mediators
morsi rescinds his decrees. a few hours ago we spoke to one of his top advisers and we asked him, is that a possibility? >> what kind of concessions are you willing to make. >> this decision is up to the president, not for us. >> is it possible -- is it possible he will rescind his decrees. >> dialogue with our -- >> are you prepared to consider rescinding, adjusting some of these decrees? >> decree is up to the president. we are accepting it. we may have...
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morsi visited iran. i'm worried about that relationship and russian evans efforts to reestablish their ties. we're in for a worrying time in the middle east, but particularly in the relationship with egypt. >> not optimistic more 2013. embassador bolton, always good to see you, merry christmas. >> they can't to you and jamey. >> thank you so much. we have news about an international peace envoy from the u.n. headed to syria as chaos erupts. lockdarr will meet with bashar al-assad. he has had a hard time making headway in ending the civil war because neither side is interested in peace talks but he'll arrive to violence. there are reports of several people killed by a car bomb this weekend and new fighting erupted between the rebels and pro regime forces. also we're getting word there's been a bombing just crossing the wires, reuters report dozens have been killed and we'll give you more on that as we get it. >> in new delhi india, they're breaking up protest. demonstrators are calling for the death penal
morsi visited iran. i'm worried about that relationship and russian evans efforts to reestablish their ties. we're in for a worrying time in the middle east, but particularly in the relationship with egypt. >> not optimistic more 2013. embassador bolton, always good to see you, merry christmas. >> they can't to you and jamey. >> thank you so much. we have news about an international peace envoy from the u.n. headed to syria as chaos erupts. lockdarr will meet with bashar...
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. >> translator: this is a mark of shame to mohammed morsi. he should expel the ambassador and pull the egyptian ambassador from america. that's the least he should do after what they did in america. >> reporter: and tomorrow, the muslim brotherhood is planning large demonstrations around the city. apparently they're going to try to keep them away from the square right next to the american embassy. stress they say is going to be on peaceful protests against this anti-islamic trailer that appeared on youtube. don? >> hey, ben, do people there -- i heard the people you spoke to, but do they understand that the united states government officially had nothing to do with this film? this was just some random person that made a film. do they understand that? >> reporter: well, some people do. and it's important to differentiate between the people who are protesting outside the american embassy and the great majority of egyptians who, in fact, are not protesting. many of them expressing their dismay with this film but not expressing it in a violent ma
. >> translator: this is a mark of shame to mohammed morsi. he should expel the ambassador and pull the egyptian ambassador from america. that's the least he should do after what they did in america. >> reporter: and tomorrow, the muslim brotherhood is planning large demonstrations around the city. apparently they're going to try to keep them away from the square right next to the american embassy. stress they say is going to be on peaceful protests against this anti-islamic trailer...
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not that long ago, only months ago the muslim brotherhood of morsi at the receiving end of this kind of the kind of things that he now needs to do with the salafis. they were regarded as abandoned. that's a problem. second problem, salafis won 20% of the vote of the election. they have some political legitimacy and once you replaced a dictator who's known for beating up and beating down on his people, you can't really politically be seen as doing the same thing with the group that wins 20% of the vote. so they have some genuine concerns and problems and that's actually giving the salafis more oxygen to breathe and more fertilizer to grow in the re >> where does that leave the united states? helping, assisting with the arab spring, bring about the change. are we now haunted byhe efforts there? >> no. i think the arab spring states will come to terms with this in time. the question is whether we hav e patice o wther we have the time. what the united states can do is protect people, its ems, iie interestshe best it can then keep weaw in eyptthat after president obama called president mo
not that long ago, only months ago the muslim brotherhood of morsi at the receiving end of this kind of the kind of things that he now needs to do with the salafis. they were regarded as abandoned. that's a problem. second problem, salafis won 20% of the vote of the election. they have some political legitimacy and once you replaced a dictator who's known for beating up and beating down on his people, you can't really politically be seen as doing the same thing with the group that wins 20% of...
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morsi's critics want the vote for next saturday, taking place here in egypt. that's the referendum on the constitution, they want that to be canceled. that hasn't happened yet. that's why they're out here protesting again. and also rejecting the president's speech from last night, a lot of people -- anxious to see what the president would say, if he can resolve this conflict, back down from his position. did not. what he did was call for calm, call for the political factions of the leaders to come to the palace tomorrow and meet. he also issued a stern warning to protesters not to resort to violence, but, again, he didn't back down from his core position, and that is the national referendum on the constitution will take place next saturday, and he also did not rescind his controversial decrees that he announced last week, that gave him additional powers. that's why, deb, this impasse still remains. >> and reza, it is fascinating to watch from over on this side, which is, you know, there is so much money riding on this, not just from the united states, but from
morsi's critics want the vote for next saturday, taking place here in egypt. that's the referendum on the constitution, they want that to be canceled. that hasn't happened yet. that's why they're out here protesting again. and also rejecting the president's speech from last night, a lot of people -- anxious to see what the president would say, if he can resolve this conflict, back down from his position. did not. what he did was call for calm, call for the political factions of the leaders to...
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and, jill, morsi says the changes are temporary, but is the u.s. worried at all this may be paving the way for another dictatorship in egypt? >> well, there certainly was concern, no question, brooke. one of the concerns that the united states had and the international community also had concerns, but one that the u.s. had was would there be violence, would competing factions, you know, take to the streets and there could be physical violence. now, this morning, secretary clinton did call the foreign minister of egypt, mr. amr, and tried to get some clarification. they discussed this not only this political issue of president morsi, but the issue of gaza, where he played a very important role, and that is why secretary clinton was in that region, just last week. but the -- there is concern and let's listen to what the spokesperson for the state department, victoria newland, had to say about it. >> it is a very murky uncertain period in terms of the legal and constitutional underpinnings, which makes it all the more important that the process procee
and, jill, morsi says the changes are temporary, but is the u.s. worried at all this may be paving the way for another dictatorship in egypt? >> well, there certainly was concern, no question, brooke. one of the concerns that the united states had and the international community also had concerns, but one that the u.s. had was would there be violence, would competing factions, you know, take to the streets and there could be physical violence. now, this morning, secretary clinton did call...
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opposition activists are defying egypt's president mohammed morsi. morsi is standing firm against the protesters. >>> should you have more freedom to use your electronic portable devices in flight? the head of the sec certainly thinks so. the chairman of the sec sent a letter to the head of the faa and it calls for fliers to have greater use of their gadgets including tab et cetera and e-readers. just this sumpter faa said it would review its policies. that review will not include cell phone call use. >>> election was a month ago. republican challenger mitt romney still has a sizable amount of money in the bank. his campaign says it raised almost $86 million in the final weeks before the election and just after. still $24 million in the bank as of november 26. but much of that money is expected to go to pre-election expenses. >>> we have an upside surprise for washington this morning. the latest jobs report shows 146 thousand how jobs were added last month. and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7%. the lowest in four years. for some perspective on this
opposition activists are defying egypt's president mohammed morsi. morsi is standing firm against the protesters. >>> should you have more freedom to use your electronic portable devices in flight? the head of the sec certainly thinks so. the chairman of the sec sent a letter to the head of the faa and it calls for fliers to have greater use of their gadgets including tab et cetera and e-readers. just this sumpter faa said it would review its policies. that review will not include cell...
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president morsi was not the leader of the revolution. he doesn't have the status of a nelson mandela. he's not somebody who can stand up there and take the nation in any direction he wants. he was elected afterwards in a close election. he has not been a rainmaker. he has not been able to bring a lot of money to egypt to address its problems. he's a politician. he's taking the mood of the street. he sees the frustration building up. it's much easier to ride with it. right now he's caution between a stone and a hard place. there's enormous pressure on the united states to show backbone and stand up to public opinion. on the other side he has very little to offer the egyptians right now. the greatest latitude we can give morsi is money. egypt needs money. egypt needs enormous amount of money to build its economy torque change its economy. instead of that we're threatening to cut off foreign aid. that's not going to give morsi any latitude with this public. >> there's lots of reasons america is hated in the region. i want to talk about is t
president morsi was not the leader of the revolution. he doesn't have the status of a nelson mandela. he's not somebody who can stand up there and take the nation in any direction he wants. he was elected afterwards in a close election. he has not been a rainmaker. he has not been able to bring a lot of money to egypt to address its problems. he's a politician. he's taking the mood of the street. he sees the frustration building up. it's much easier to ride with it. right now he's caution...
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she's meeting with the egyptian president mow morsi. will there be a cease-fire or not? [ male announcer ] can a car be built around a state of mind? ♪ announcing the all-new 2013 malibu from chevrolet. ♪ with a remarkable new interior featuring the available chevrolet mylink infotainment system. this is where sophisticated styling begins. and where it ends? that's up to you. it's here -- the greatest malibu ever. ♪ >> she was walking her dogs and heard the red alert, a warning that a rocket was headed for her neighborhood. ira shot this video as she took cover. [ bleep ]. >> by the way, it's a mile from the gaza border. she spoke to other carol costello earlier. >> this instinct that caused me to walk right next to a building so that i knew that if something was going to fall, i would be able to take cover. what you don't see in the footage is how i ran up to the building, and i tried to open the door, but that's a children's house, and there are no children here now, so it was locked, and i couldn't get in. it's pretty scary. >> tell us about how you stay safe. >
she's meeting with the egyptian president mow morsi. will there be a cease-fire or not? [ male announcer ] can a car be built around a state of mind? ♪ announcing the all-new 2013 malibu from chevrolet. ♪ with a remarkable new interior featuring the available chevrolet mylink infotainment system. this is where sophisticated styling begins. and where it ends? that's up to you. it's here -- the greatest malibu ever. ♪ >> she was walking her dogs and heard the red alert, a warning that...
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he can override any decision that has been made by morsi and that will be made by morsi. in a way, he is trying to create an imperial rpresidency, an imperial presidency that basically anoints morsi as the supreme lead over egypt, period. he monstrously miscalculated. he has thrown egypt into a political and constitutional crisis. he has finally succeeded in unifying the fractured opposition. now not just the liberals and the nationalists and the leftists. millions of egyptians are outraged in morsi addressing his own office of absolute authority. >> that's the question i have though. this has sparked massive protests as we can see. he is now -- you know, he's standing his ground but he also seems to be giving a little ground. is there cause in your view, maybe from our viewpoint, western standpoint, to take a step back and let this play out a little bit before cle clairing egypt's great democracy is over. is there a chance that by the owned the day there will be a resolution and could maybe strengthen democracy? >> i have no doubt in my mind that this is an egyptian cris
he can override any decision that has been made by morsi and that will be made by morsi. in a way, he is trying to create an imperial rpresidency, an imperial presidency that basically anoints morsi as the supreme lead over egypt, period. he monstrously miscalculated. he has thrown egypt into a political and constitutional crisis. he has finally succeeded in unifying the fractured opposition. now not just the liberals and the nationalists and the leftists. millions of egyptians are outraged in...
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now it is others say it is our turn. >> we support morsy and his decisions. >> we all support morsy, because this decision, we all need it. >> reporter: it is hard to say how many people are here. some say more than 100,000, all of them say they support him, and can put on a mass demonstration, too. >> this is the real citizens of egypt. >> reporter: then what do you call the tahrir square? the protesters there. >> this is democracy, there are people who agree and disagree. >> reporter: there are a few thousand women out here, but it is overwhelmingly men, they are chanting slogans against and for supporting morsy. the big turnout shows that not everybody in egypt is against president mohamed morsy, the muslim brotherhood. he has significant support. of course, egypt is an islamic country, there is a lot of conservative muslims here, and they support the constitution, and has been drafted. in 15 days they say everybody can vote on it. that is what democracy is about. >> the democracy is the election, and they can choose, let the pick choose, earlier, we never were in politics like th
now it is others say it is our turn. >> we support morsy and his decisions. >> we all support morsy, because this decision, we all need it. >> reporter: it is hard to say how many people are here. some say more than 100,000, all of them say they support him, and can put on a mass demonstration, too. >> this is the real citizens of egypt. >> reporter: then what do you call the tahrir square? the protesters there. >> this is democracy, there are people who...
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morsi has made since taking office in june. that order is to be set in place until a new parliament is formed. so technically, he's going to be the most powerful man essentially he can do whatever he wants, without any oversight. that's one of the decrees, john, that has a lot of his opponents describing this as an undemocratic power grab. >> and do these changes affect both his creditics and opponents or just his opponents? >> reporter: well, look. right now, the political landscape favors mr. morsi and his political movement the, the muslim brotherhood, and certainly these decrees, when they went into place, make things look good for them taking power for the constitution, when it's drafted to favor the muslim brotherhood. one of the decrees pushes through the drafting of the constitution. the panel that's charged to draft them is 100 members. many of these members are liberals who are protesting the drafting of the constitution. some have quit in protest and one of these particular decrees, mr. morsi, says no one can dissolv
morsi has made since taking office in june. that order is to be set in place until a new parliament is formed. so technically, he's going to be the most powerful man essentially he can do whatever he wants, without any oversight. that's one of the decrees, john, that has a lot of his opponents describing this as an undemocratic power grab. >> and do these changes affect both his creditics and opponents or just his opponents? >> reporter: well, look. right now, the political...
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morsi's going to have juggle their demands. it's clear that the revolutionaries still can make trouble k. still bring people out into the streets. perhaps not in the numbers they did during the uprising, but certainly have proven that they've been able to do that. and he's also going to have to deal with the military that is looking out for its own interests. this is not going to be an easy thing. may not be a fighting personality that is the best thing in order to unite a democratic front in egypt right now. >> well, the military action will cede power. what is going on the last two weeks where the military seemed to engage in strange power grabs at the last minute. >> well, it's clear that the military is not comfortable with ceding its historic role in egypt. and i think what we saw over the course of the last couple weeks was an effort on the part of the military to hedge against a morsi victory. and they issued a constitutional decree just as the polls were closing which essentially stripped the president of major foreign
morsi's going to have juggle their demands. it's clear that the revolutionaries still can make trouble k. still bring people out into the streets. perhaps not in the numbers they did during the uprising, but certainly have proven that they've been able to do that. and he's also going to have to deal with the military that is looking out for its own interests. this is not going to be an easy thing. may not be a fighting personality that is the best thing in order to unite a democratic front in...
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for president morsi. and president obama praised him for being pragmatic and helping to get this deal done. >> actually, i have to go real quick. but jonathan, you said you were a bit pessimistic about israel and gaza, figuring it out. do you think this is a good start? >> this is actually like a really surprisingly good sign that he would be the -- play this role. just to underscore this, he hasn't named israel -- he hasn't referred to it by name since he took office. >> andy kroll, jonathan strong, thanks for coming in. appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> the timing could not be worse for walmart. thousands of union-backed workers are threatening to walk off the job as the retailer takes off its busiest holiday shopping season. a decision is not expected until tomorrow at the earliest. i'm joined by colby harris, a walmart employee in texas, with a group making a change at walmart. colby, welcome and happy thanksgiving. why are you protesting? >> we're protesting because walmart has continuously retaliated
for president morsi. and president obama praised him for being pragmatic and helping to get this deal done. >> actually, i have to go real quick. but jonathan, you said you were a bit pessimistic about israel and gaza, figuring it out. do you think this is a good start? >> this is actually like a really surprisingly good sign that he would be the -- play this role. just to underscore this, he hasn't named israel -- he hasn't referred to it by name since he took office. >> andy...
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but let's not kid ourselves, morsi's going to win this. he is going to win the constitutional battle. he is going to maintain himself in power. and so, one of the ways that we can ensure some sort of american influence over morsi is to continue to maintain our long-standing, intimate relationships with the military. the military will be there back-stopping, if you will, this administration, regardless of who comes out with the power on the other end of these -- of this unrest in egypt. >> jamie: hindsight's 20/20. when you see the egyptian people -- many of them are fleeing -- those who want to, for example, practice christianity. when you see them rioting, that's not what they expected to get when mubarak left. was it worth the effort, do you see the people protected enough by the military? >> it's interesting, jamie. not just with egypt, but with many arab countries. the surest way to maintain staiblght is to have a period of calm. oftentime, moderated by the military, sometimes by other political groups. i think one of the problems in e
but let's not kid ourselves, morsi's going to win this. he is going to win the constitutional battle. he is going to maintain himself in power. and so, one of the ways that we can ensure some sort of american influence over morsi is to continue to maintain our long-standing, intimate relationships with the military. the military will be there back-stopping, if you will, this administration, regardless of who comes out with the power on the other end of these -- of this unrest in egypt. >>...
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morsi says this particular panel is going to move forward. again, his critics are saying it's a power grab. it's his way to push forth a panel right now that's dominated by islamic representatives. >> so interesting the steps you're laying out here. another one of the first things that the president is going to do is apparently call for a retrial of the former president hosni mubarak. why did he make this move? what kinds of politics are at play here? >> well, his position is he wants to clean all the remnants of the old regime. including the former prosecutor that he sacked last night with one of his decree. the prosecutor that's been in place for ten years. in this decree he says that all senior police officials, all politicians that were accused of injuring, cracking down on protesters, killing protesters during the 2011 revolution will be put on trial again, will be investigated again. of course there were a number of senior police officials under the mubarak regime who were put on trial a first time and were acquitted. that sparked wides
morsi says this particular panel is going to move forward. again, his critics are saying it's a power grab. it's his way to push forth a panel right now that's dominated by islamic representatives. >> so interesting the steps you're laying out here. another one of the first things that the president is going to do is apparently call for a retrial of the former president hosni mubarak. why did he make this move? what kinds of politics are at play here? >> well, his position is he...
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is not happy with mohamed morsi's initial failure to protect the embassy. so last night, mr. obama seemed to be lowering egypt's status. >> i don't think we would consider them an ally, but we don't consider them a new enemy. they are a new government trying to find its way. >> reporter: later, president obama called morsi, saying he needed to protect the embassy. today, he said they did not intend to down grade egypt, which gets one and a half billion in aid, second only to the u.s. and afghanistan. but they no longer have a compass for the region. >> it is difficult seeing these images on television, because our world is filled with challenges. this is a difficult time. >> essentially the united states has made a bet, a big bet, a gamble. but there are not a lot of alternatives. >> reporter: example nine years ago -- exactly nine years ago today, it seemed so normal, when a new life was promised. the president and the secretary of state insists the u.s. had no connection to the anti-muslim video. >> it appears to have a deeply cynical purpose, to denigrate a great religion
is not happy with mohamed morsi's initial failure to protect the embassy. so last night, mr. obama seemed to be lowering egypt's status. >> i don't think we would consider them an ally, but we don't consider them a new enemy. they are a new government trying to find its way. >> reporter: later, president obama called morsi, saying he needed to protect the embassy. today, he said they did not intend to down grade egypt, which gets one and a half billion in aid, second only to the...
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. >>> egyptian .mohamed morsi has signed the country's newly approved constitution into law. the upper house of parliament has convened its first session under the new charter. the new constitution was approved with more than 63% of the vote in two rounds of voting. turnout was low. the charter has polarized the country and resulted in sometimes violent protests. critics say it doesn't represent women, minorities and other groups. >>> there's a familiar face in the japanese prime minister's office. the parliament elected shinzo abe to lead the country five years after he abruptly resign. abe says his first mission is turning the country's economy around. and he's calling for safety tests on all nuclear plants. abe is the leader of the conservative liberal democratic party. he's japan's seventh prime minister in six years. [ male announcer ] break the grip of aches or arthritis pain with odor free aspercreme. powerful medicine relieves pain fast, with no odor. so all you notice is relief. aspercreme. >>> anytime you leave hawaii, it is too soon. but six days before the fiscal
. >>> egyptian .mohamed morsi has signed the country's newly approved constitution into law. the upper house of parliament has convened its first session under the new charter. the new constitution was approved with more than 63% of the vote in two rounds of voting. turnout was low. the charter has polarized the country and resulted in sometimes violent protests. critics say it doesn't represent women, minorities and other groups. >>> there's a familiar face in the japanese...
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they are celebrating the win of morsi. we will get back to him as soon as we get the technical problems fixed. >> a downed turkish fighter jet, and turkish state television say they know where the wreckage is, deep beneath the mediterranean sea. the pilots are unaccounted for. the jet was shot down in international air space, after briefly entering syria on a routine straining mission. a nato meeting to discuss the issue is scheduled for tuesday. >> and if the president and attorney general holder would simply start producing the documents they know they could produce to us, that are not by any means going to be covered by executive privilege, this could be delayed or even eliminated. >> shannon: republicans are fighting back against jabs from the white house, following the vote to send contemp charges to eric hold tort full house. that vote could come this week. joying me are a republican and a democratic congressman. gentlemen, welcome to you both. >> thank you, good to be here. >> shannon: congressman chafits, jay carne
they are celebrating the win of morsi. we will get back to him as soon as we get the technical problems fixed. >> a downed turkish fighter jet, and turkish state television say they know where the wreckage is, deep beneath the mediterranean sea. the pilots are unaccounted for. the jet was shot down in international air space, after briefly entering syria on a routine straining mission. a nato meeting to discuss the issue is scheduled for tuesday. >> and if the president and attorney...
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now morsi is expected to give up the sweeping powers that he gave himself. u.s. officials stress there is a need for more consensus and it is time for morsi to make compromises. >>> it is being called the first insider attack in afghanistan by a woman. a nato contractor was shot dead by an afghan policewoman on christmas eve. the shooter was arrested and we have more details about her identity. let's get that from barbara starr at the pentagon. hey, barbara. what are we learning about this woman and this attack? >> reporter: well, victor, all we know so far really is what the afghans are saying. there was a press conference with senior afghan ministry spokesman and he held up a very interesting passport, he says the passport of this woman and it is iranian, that she is an iranian citizen who came to afghanistan and married an afghan man. he also said she had some fake identity documents, but this is certainly raising the prospect that the shooter was iranian. so far, however, no indication yet she's tied to the taliban, that she is officially tied to iran at this
now morsi is expected to give up the sweeping powers that he gave himself. u.s. officials stress there is a need for more consensus and it is time for morsi to make compromises. >>> it is being called the first insider attack in afghanistan by a woman. a nato contractor was shot dead by an afghan policewoman on christmas eve. the shooter was arrested and we have more details about her identity. let's get that from barbara starr at the pentagon. hey, barbara. what are we learning about...
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it's composed of islamists, people who support morsi. and, believe it or not, they finished their constitution in record time. and now because they have the protection of morsi, the constitution cannot be challenged. that's why people are out on the street here. they think that this whole process has been a sham. that morsi grabbed powers, he had his allies rush through a constitution that, according to people here, doesn't protect women's rights sufficiently, gives too much power or potential power to islamic clerics in this country, makes coptic christians second-class citizens. a whole host of grievances against this new draft constitution. there are other people in this society, morsi supporters, who think this cushionstitution is fabulous. egypt is very divided. we expect morsi to come out and say to all egyptian people the constitution is written. now you the people have the right to vote on it. and half the people in this country, the people who are represented here in tahrir, are going to clearly vote no. but most observers expec
it's composed of islamists, people who support morsi. and, believe it or not, they finished their constitution in record time. and now because they have the protection of morsi, the constitution cannot be challenged. that's why people are out on the street here. they think that this whole process has been a sham. that morsi grabbed powers, he had his allies rush through a constitution that, according to people here, doesn't protect women's rights sufficiently, gives too much power or potential...
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street battles breaking out between the morsi supporters and demonstrators. last night, it was opposition that seemed to score big, bringing out tens of thousands in to the streets and then of course marching on the presidential palace where eventually morsi andç his riot police were seen actually beating a tactical retreat leaving the palace grounds in the hands of baffled anti-morsi protesters. some of whom then erected tents as they have done in tahrir square. today it was the muslim brotherhood's turn calling a count count counterdemonstration and it wasn't long before they overwhelmed the 100 or so others demonstrating there. some tweeting from the palace areas said that the brotherhood chased off the protesters with clubs and stones leaving several bleeding in the streets and broken glass in their wake, as well. but tamron, even as this was unfolding yards away, it appears that the morsi government blinked first today. the vice president held a press conference at the palace where he offered the opposition a compromise. he said it was his own ideas. b
street battles breaking out between the morsi supporters and demonstrators. last night, it was opposition that seemed to score big, bringing out tens of thousands in to the streets and then of course marching on the presidential palace where eventually morsi andç his riot police were seen actually beating a tactical retreat leaving the palace grounds in the hands of baffled anti-morsi protesters. some of whom then erected tents as they have done in tahrir square. today it was the muslim...
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president morsi, the last thing he needs is for something he brokered to break down. it enhances his power. he has problems on the inside, he doesn't need a problem on the outside. hamas is claiming they had great achievements. if they get back into a conflict with the israelis, there go those achievements. and the israelis obviously want to have calm as well. so i think all three sides have an interest in preserving this. there will be tests from time to time, that's a given. the fact that the iranians will try to get arms in there very quickly is also a given. i think the israelis will act to prevent that but i don't think it will break down the cease-fire. >> and then we have another situation that may be a sideshow in terms of the impact but we have a vote scheduled for thursday at the united nations where the palestinians are seeking some legitimacy, the other palestinians, the fatah wing, mahmoud abbas is coming to new york to have a vote in the general assembly which will be a largely symbolic vote on statehood, especially after hamas has flexed its muscles and
president morsi, the last thing he needs is for something he brokered to break down. it enhances his power. he has problems on the inside, he doesn't need a problem on the outside. hamas is claiming they had great achievements. if they get back into a conflict with the israelis, there go those achievements. and the israelis obviously want to have calm as well. so i think all three sides have an interest in preserving this. there will be tests from time to time, that's a given. the fact that the...
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and the muslim brotherhood and now supporters of morsi say it's our turn. tens of thousands have showed up outside of cairo university where we are and saying we support president morsi and like the anti-government protest we can put on a large demonstration, too. a large turnout. a few thousand women. the gathering overwhelmingly men, and it's energized, chanting slogans. again, some of the opposition leaders and in support of the president. really this turnout puts into focus the conflict here between the opposition factions, the liberals, the moderates, the secularists and the president's supporters, the islamists, the supporters of the muslim brotherhood. the people here at the brotherhood demonstration support the president's move. they like the draft of the new constitution. they like that in about 15 days everyone is going to go out and have an opportunity to vote on the constitution, and they say this is how democracy should work. however, in tahrir square, you have the opposition faction. their position is they have been sidelined, squeezed out in
and the muslim brotherhood and now supporters of morsi say it's our turn. tens of thousands have showed up outside of cairo university where we are and saying we support president morsi and like the anti-government protest we can put on a large demonstration, too. a large turnout. a few thousand women. the gathering overwhelmingly men, and it's energized, chanting slogans. again, some of the opposition leaders and in support of the president. really this turnout puts into focus the conflict...
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that's not true. -- wait a minute, president morsi referred to israel as vampires and morsi went to aline himself with the supreme leaders in the ayatollahs and ahmadinejad who, want to annihilate israel. >> he was saying, you can express the protest, but in a peaceful manner. freedom of expression is the most cherished value. we should not compromise on-- >>> why do people act like this if there is a cartoon against the prophet? why do people act like this if they don't like what a movie trailer says? >> it is not following islam. >> mike, if you want to prove what islam is, you need to speak out against these islamists and the brotherhood who, you have a president there who not only is a conspiracy theorists about 9/11, asked for the release of the blind sheikh when he came to power and his media in the past week, stoked the flames because we were talking about this video, they translated it into arabic. president morsi knows exactly what is happening. he could have stopped the mobs. you have to face up. if you want america to support the liberal and show that they exist-- >>> we could
that's not true. -- wait a minute, president morsi referred to israel as vampires and morsi went to aline himself with the supreme leaders in the ayatollahs and ahmadinejad who, want to annihilate israel. >> he was saying, you can express the protest, but in a peaceful manner. freedom of expression is the most cherished value. we should not compromise on-- >>> why do people act like this if there is a cartoon against the prophet? why do people act like this if they don't like...
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clinton there will also be speeches from mitt romney and egypt's new president, mohammed morsi. the clinton global initiative focuses on taking ideas from the private sector -- there you go -- in order to improve lives, business and government. let's listen. >> thank you all very, very much. good morning. it is -- thank you. thank you! thank you. thank you, all. thank you. thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you, thank you. well, it's good to be amongst so many friends. and i look out at this audience, and i see so many of you whom i have worked with and known for such a long time. it is so good to be here at the clinton global initiative. i would be absolutely crazy to try to recognize anyone in this audience, but i do want to say how pleased we are to see john and annie glen here today. >> we're going to pop away from this. hillary clinton is expected to make some remarks at the end of her speech. we'll pop back in when she gets to that partf her speech. >>> the rest of the news this morning, rescue crews pick up survivor of an avalanche in nepal. hopes are dimming for some mount
clinton there will also be speeches from mitt romney and egypt's new president, mohammed morsi. the clinton global initiative focuses on taking ideas from the private sector -- there you go -- in order to improve lives, business and government. let's listen. >> thank you all very, very much. good morning. it is -- thank you. thank you! thank you. thank you, all. thank you. thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you, thank you. well, it's good to be amongst so many friends. and i look out...
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morsi rescinds his decrees. here's what one protester had to say. >> translator: i completely reject the constitutional decree that was announced last there's by the president because it gives president morsi is powers of a new pharaoh in egypt. actually, there was never a pharaoh like this before because ousted president hosni mubarak, with all his arrogance and dictatorial tendencies, never gave himself the power that no one can appeal his decisions. >> reporter: the opposing factions don't look like they're backing down, martin, neither does the muslim brotherhood and the president. that's why this looks to be an intensifying situation in the days ahead. >> reza, the president has said this decree is only temporary. what does he mean by that? >> reporter: well, this was his attempt to placate his opponents and his critics. he released the statement saying that these decrees are temporary only until a parliament is formed. and this all-important new constitution is drafted. he says this is an effort to keep th
morsi rescinds his decrees. here's what one protester had to say. >> translator: i completely reject the constitutional decree that was announced last there's by the president because it gives president morsi is powers of a new pharaoh in egypt. actually, there was never a pharaoh like this before because ousted president hosni mubarak, with all his arrogance and dictatorial tendencies, never gave himself the power that no one can appeal his decisions. >> reporter: the opposing...
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now the protesters are denoun denouncing president morsi. in the draft constitution, his islamic allies approved earlier today. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel brings us. the chance of the regime echoing throughout the square, what exactly in the constitution are they so upset about? >> reporter: they are upset not only at the constitution, but also because president mohamed morsi, last week, gave himself extraordinary powers. he made all of his decision final and that they are not subject to any kind of judicial oversight. and then once he gave himself these extraordinary powers, he had his allies, a group of islamists, write a new constitution. imagine in the united states if a freshly minted president five months into his term suddenly came out and made an announcement, he said, by the way, the supreme court doesn't matter anymore. congress doesn't matter anymore, and a bunch of my friends have just written a brand-new constitution that gives islamists a great deal more power. that's what brought people out on the street. th
now the protesters are denoun denouncing president morsi. in the draft constitution, his islamic allies approved earlier today. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel brings us. the chance of the regime echoing throughout the square, what exactly in the constitution are they so upset about? >> reporter: they are upset not only at the constitution, but also because president mohamed morsi, last week, gave himself extraordinary powers. he made all of his decision final and that they...
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i think morsi -- the jury is out on morsi. he's said some things that are constructive. he said some things that have been extremely damaging, and we're going to have to see going forward which morsi we're dealing with. >> what about the palestinian situation where you have mahmoud abbas on one side, and hamas on the other? you basically have two governments working there. is it possible to even get to a serious discussion about a two-state solution if you don't really know which government is calling the shots? >> it is hard, isn't it? it's really hard because you don't know who you're negotiating with on the case of hamas and the related groups that are part of this. because some of them are loosely affiliated with hamas. you do have a wing of hamas that is extremely violent. extremely dangerous, as you see from the scenes that we saw, the body being dragged through the streets and people being killed. on the other hand, fatah doesn't seem to have enough control over the people. you would hope we can get them to work together so that they can have a common purpose. i d
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today, morsi spokesman denied he did an interview with the iranian news service who quotes morsi promising to renew ties between the two countries. in the short run it's unlikely that the ruling generals would take order from brotherhood presidents, especially orders that could jeopardize egypt's relationship with the united states. or israel. but in the long run, many fear the brotherhood would rule egypt by one man, one vote, one time. bret? >> bret: leland vittert in cairo. thank you. still ahead, in-depth look at the 2012 electoral map with karl rove and joe trippi. first, congress is voting whether to hold attorney general eric holder in contempt. the latest straight ahead. or take aleve, which can relieve pain all day with just two pills. good eye. >> bret: the government is taking steps to stop national intelligence leaks. director of national intelligence james clapper announced leak question would be added to counterintelligence polygraphs and the intelligence community requested inspector general to lead task force for any cases the justice department declines. showdown over the
today, morsi spokesman denied he did an interview with the iranian news service who quotes morsi promising to renew ties between the two countries. in the short run it's unlikely that the ruling generals would take order from brotherhood presidents, especially orders that could jeopardize egypt's relationship with the united states. or israel. but in the long run, many fear the brotherhood would rule egypt by one man, one vote, one time. bret? >> bret: leland vittert in cairo. thank you....
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that weeing said we have looked and seen now the history of morsi of president-elect morsi as extreme statements vis-a-vis israel the past decade. he has been one of the main people against the peace agreement with israel. we hope that now that he is in power that will also add some responsibility and we hope that the peace agreements will remain intact. it is part of our national security interests. >> natalli benefit live with reaction from jerusalem. thank you, sir. >> shannon: a number of prominent conservatives say americans have lost sight of good old fashioned family val e values. dr. james dobson is heading up a building a family legacy event this weekend hoping to spark important conversations on this topic. also the author of "the strong willed child" and other family related books. he joins us live from san die o san diego. thank you for joining us. i want to start off by asking because i understand your home may be in dinge danger in somee raging wildfires in colorado. can you give us an update? >> thank you, shannon. i just got a phone call in the last hour saying that th
that weeing said we have looked and seen now the history of morsi of president-elect morsi as extreme statements vis-a-vis israel the past decade. he has been one of the main people against the peace agreement with israel. we hope that now that he is in power that will also add some responsibility and we hope that the peace agreements will remain intact. it is part of our national security interests. >> natalli benefit live with reaction from jerusalem. thank you, sir. >> shannon: a...
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. ♪ >>> well in egypt, supports of president mohammed morsi demonstrated outside the high court. they say they're moving all distractions. not all egyptians are pleased with the new constitution. many protesting against the president. so why is there so much animosity over the president and what is going on there? well, cnn international anchor joins us now. something seriously wrong has happened in egypt with so much going on. why are people so an bring right now. >> a lot of people say how this constitution was passed, saying the president is a far row saying mubarak didn't have power to make decisions beyond any judicial review. to do this, they passed this against the wishes of the secular opposition, a lot of these people who were on the panel writing this constitution, boycotted, they opposed it because they said it didn't reflect their views. so this was passed in this hasty way assuming these extraordinary powers, and what morsi was saying, he actually assumed these powers to make sure that his constitution is passed, that the judges in the high constitutional court refus
. ♪ >>> well in egypt, supports of president mohammed morsi demonstrated outside the high court. they say they're moving all distractions. not all egyptians are pleased with the new constitution. many protesting against the president. so why is there so much animosity over the president and what is going on there? well, cnn international anchor joins us now. something seriously wrong has happened in egypt with so much going on. why are people so an bring right now. >> a lot of...